Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23
DEATH ENTERS The HOUSE.
Representative Moffatt Of Michigan
Expires Suddenly.
HON. j. c. WATSON INTERVIEWED.
He Gives Hts Opinion ON the Renomb
nation of Blaine and the Con.
hrmation of Lamar--Jay
Hubbcll Again.
The Congressional Recess.
WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE,
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,

WAsnlNGroN, ID. c., Dec. 22.
Congress took II recess to-day till WednesA
day, January 4. The senate spent the day in
discussing the propositions of Mr. Dolph to
pay the claims for damages by Indian depre-
dations, amounting to $l4,0OO,00O or Sl5,OOO,-
600, and to amend the constitution Of the
United States prohibiting bigamy or polyg-
amy in any part of the United States.
The death of REPRESENTATIVE Moffatt, OF
Michigan, was announced in both houses
early and adjournment followed.
EX-sECRETARY MANNING.
A good deal of agitation was created
throughout the departments and the capitol
about noon by the announcement that ex-Sec-
retary Daniel Manning was dead. Coming
so soon upon the heels of the death of Repre-,
sentative Moffatt, the report was at once beI
lievcd and many kilograms were sent to Mrs.
Manning at Albany. Universal regret was
expressed, for Mr. Manning left many warm
friends in Washington, in private as well as
official life.
HON. J. G. WATSON on BLAINE AND LAMAR.
Hon. C. Watson and wife, of NebraskaCity,
are at the Ebbtt and will remain until Mon
day Mr.. Watson made an argument before
the supreme court of the United States to-day
in the case of the King Bridge Company vs..
the County of Otoe, appearing for the latter.
Mr. Watson was in the BEE bureau tonight
and said he was surprised to find so much
enthusiasm for denomination of Mr.. Blaine
around Washington and also along the route
from Nebraska. II don't Think said he,
THAT any name could be placed at the head
of the republican ticket that would arouse
the enthusiasm that Mr.. Blaine would. There
are shouts and cheers wherever he is spoken
of. / hope he will be renominatcd because
believe he will carry New York with q
whirl and be elected by big majority. l am
told, however, that Mr.. Blaine cannot carry
Indiana on account of his observation wheH
| he dismissed his libel suit against the Indiana,
| polls Sentinel. You will remember that he
said when he ordered the case dismissed
| that it was because he could not get
| fair trial in that state.
presume that would make a good deal Of
| trouble if he should be renominated Senator
| Sherman would be very safe and very
| strong candidate. His eminent financial recs
| ord and ability as a statesman would Offset
| all that could be said for Mr. Cleveland, but
| the name of Sherman is not received with the
enthusiasm that MIR. Blaine's is hope that
| Lamar will not be confirmed by the senate,n
| continued Mr. Watson, "fOr he would be q
| fgurehead on the supreme bench. / have
| known Mr. Lamar for great many years.
l knew him when l was connected with tha
press at Memphis and l used to meet him
| very often Our relations have always been
| extremely pleasant and l regard him as ond
| of the brightest men in the country. He his.
| eminent literary ability and is magnificent
| speaker, but he was never considered q lawy
| yer, and what is wanted on the bench of the
| supreme court is the very highest order Of
| legal talent"
| POSTMASTER GENERAL DICKINSON.
Don M. Dickinson, who is to be postmastet
| general as soon as his nomination and those
| of Villas and Lamar are confirmed, has leased
| the handsome residence of Paymaster Baconl
| at 1894 5 street, fashionable quarter of tho
| city. The house is beautifully furnished and
| fronts on Farragut square The wife of Mrl
| Dickinson is spoken of as "a stately woman,
| tall with auburn hair, clear complexion and
| large dark eyes. She has always been very
| popular in Detroit and has been prominent
| figure in the social life of that city. She is
considerably younger than her husband.
| JAY HuBBElI. TO THE FORE AGAIN.
IT is stated that jay Hubbel will come to
| congress again and to fill the place vacated
by the death of Mr.. Moffatt. Hubbell disap.
peared from public view when Mr.. Moffatt
| defeated him for the nomination to the Forty.
ninth congress- Hubbell was the strongest
candidate against Mr. Moffatt last year and
he will therefore have the lead in the race in
the unexpired term.
| THE ENTHUSIASTICALLY ELoPEMENT
AS anticipated last night, legal steps ard
| TO be taken to annul the marriage of Miss
Bessie Hillyear and Degrosse Buckley, who
eloped and got married ut Baltimore yester,
day. 1t is claimed that the consent of tho
young lady was procured by fraud or undue
influence. Young Trenholm, the son of the
comptroller of the currency, who was en-,
gagged to marry the girl thinks he was il
fortune to learn while yet time what she
thought OF him. He is Il philosopher.
PERRY S. HEATH.